Network Engineer

🌐 Network Engineer (Cisco, Palo Alto, BGP, Firewalls & Enterprise Infrastructure)

Full-Time | Remote | U.S. Business Hours

🚀 About the Role

We’re hiring a technically strong and proactive Network Engineer to design, configure, secure, and maintain enterprise-grade network infrastructure across production environments.

This role is focused on

• ✅ Routing & switching
• ✅ Firewalls & VPNs
• ✅ Network security
• ✅ Monitoring & troubleshooting
• ✅ Cloud networking
• ✅ Performance optimization

You’ll work directly with enterprise networking environments involving

Cisco

Juniper

Palo Alto

Fortinet

Hybrid cloud infrastructure

Multi-site enterprise networks

This is an ideal opportunity for someone who thrives in fast-moving technical environments and enjoys solving complex networking and infrastructure challenges.

🔥 What You’ll Own

Enterprise Network Configuration & Maintenance

Configure and manage

• routers
• switches
• firewalls

VPNs

Work across technologies including

Cisco

Juniper

Palo Alto

Fortinet

Implement and maintain

VLANs

QoS

VPN tunnels

ACLs

network segmentation

Configure routing protocols including

BGP

OSPF

EIGRP

Perform

• firmware upgrades
• patch management
• hardware maintenance
• Monitoring & Troubleshooting

Monitor network health using

SolarWinds

Nagios

PRTG

Zabbix

Diagnose

• latency
• packet loss
• routing instability
• failover issues

Use tools such as

Wireshark

TCPdump

Resolve escalated network incidents and provide

• root cause analysis
• remediation documentation
• Network Security & Compliance

Enforce

firewall policies

ACLs

• segmentation strategies
• intrusion prevention systems

Support security and compliance initiatives involving

PCI-DSS

HIPAA

SOX

GDPR

Implement

• Zero Trust networking principles
• secure remote access
• VPN security best practices

Support tools such as

Snort

Suricata

Performance Optimization & Reliability

Conduct

• bandwidth analysis
• capacity planning
• failover testing
• load balancing optimization

Maintain

• high availability
• network redundancy
• ≥99.9% uptime
• Proactively identify risks before outages occur
• Documentation & Governance

Maintain

• network diagrams
• topology maps
• runbooks
• configuration documentation

Use

Visio

Lucidchart

• ITIL change management workflows
• Ensure all changes are documented accurately
• Cloud Networking & Infrastructure Projects

Collaborate with

• DevOps teams
• Cloud engineers
• Infrastructure teams

Support

AWS VPCs

Azure VNets

• GCP networking
• hybrid cloud environments

Participate in

• office expansions
• migrations
• data center deployments
• infrastructure upgrades
• 💻 Required Experience & Skills

3+ years of experience in

Network Engineering

Infrastructure Engineering

Enterprise Networking

Strong hands-on experience with

Cisco

Palo Alto

Fortinet

Juniper

Deep understanding of

TCP/IP

VLANs

QoS

VPNs

ACLs

BGP

OSPF

Experience with

• monitoring tools
• troubleshooting tools
• packet analysis
• Strong documentation and communication skills
• ⭐ Ideal Experience
• CCNP / CCIE certifications
• Palo Alto or Fortinet certifications

Experience with

AWS VPC

• Azure networking
• hybrid cloud networking

Familiarity with

Python

Ansible

Terraform

network automation

Experience supporting

multi-site enterprise networks
high-availability environments
🧠 What Makes You a Great Fit
Strong troubleshooting instincts under pressure
Highly detail-oriented and process-driven
Proactive mindset focused on preventing outages
Excellent communicator who can explain technical concepts clearly
Comfortable balancing operations, troubleshooting, and project work
Passionate about network reliability, security, and optimization
📅 What a Typical Day Looks Like
Monitor dashboards and respond to network alerts
Troubleshoot routing, VPN, or firewall issues
Configure switches, firewalls, and routing policies
Support migrations and cloud networking integrations
Update network diagrams and change documentation
Optimize bandwidth and failover performance
Collaborate with DevOps and infrastructure teams on projects

In short

You ensure enterprise networks remain secure, reliable, optimized, and highly available across production environments.

📊 Key Success Metrics (KPIs)

Network uptime ≥ 99.9%

MTTR within SLA targets

Zero missed critical patches or compliance gaps

Accurate and updated documentation

Reduced recurring outages and escalations

Strong end-user and stakeholder satisfaction

🌍 Why This Role Stands Out

Exposure to enterprise-grade networking infrastructure

Work with modern

• firewalls
• routing systems
• cloud networking
• hybrid infrastructure
• Strong ownership and technical depth
• Opportunity to work across networking, security, and cloud environments

Career growth into

Senior Network Engineer

Infrastructure Architect

Cloud Networking

Security Engineering

🧪 Interview Process

Initial Phone Screen

Video Interview with Pavago Recruiter

Technical Task

• VLAN configuration
• network troubleshooting scenario

Client Interview with Engineering Team

• Offer & Background Verification
• 👉 Apply Now

If you

Enjoy solving complex networking issues

Thrive in enterprise infrastructure environments

Care deeply about uptime, reliability, and security

Want ownership over production network systems

This role is a strong fit for you.

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